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Video - Aerial Survey of the George River Caribou Herd - July 2020
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A 15':30" movie of a powerpoint presentation on the 2020 survey of the George River Caribou herd. The survey estimates the herd is up to 8,100 from 5,500 in 2018. Most of the increase is thought to be...
Water for the Futures We Want - Opportunities for Research, Practice, and Leadership in Achieving SDG 6
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Canada and the world are faced with unprecedented water-related challenges which impact our ability to meet many of the UN sustainable development goals. Climate warming and human actions are altering...
Webinar - How Mounds are Made Matters: Implications for Seismic Line Restoration in Peatlands
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Presented by Kimberly Kleinke from the University of Waterloo The boreal forest of western Canada is fragmented by seismic lines created for oil and gas exploration. These linear disturbances have...
Webinar - Impact of Resource Extraction on Canada's Boreal Peatlands
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This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
Webinar - Restoring the Wetland Plant Community After Invasive Reed Control
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Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo For established invasions, like European common reed...
Webinar - Returning the Carbon Sink Function: An Overview of Canadian Peatland Restoration
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This presentation provides an overview of a long-term university-industry research partnership to improve understanding of peatland ecosystem function and reclamation techniques.
Webinar - The Evaluation of Peatland Restoration Following In-situ Oil and Gas Infrastructure Disturbances
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Presented by Meike Lemmer, PhD, Research Scientist at University of Applied Sciences Weihenstephan-Triesdorf Dr. Meika Lemmer's research studied several peatland restoration approaches following the...
Wetlands as Nature-Based Solutions for Water Management in Different Environments
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Abstract Wetlands are multifunctional systems performing as nature-based solutions (NBS) for water management. This paper provides an overview of natural and constructed wetlands and their potential...
Wetlands in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region: The Nexus between Wetland Hydrological Function and Resource Extraction
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Oil sands development within the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) has accelerated in recent decades, causing alteration to natural ecosystems including wetlands that perform many vital ecosystem...
Wildfire Overrides Hydrological Controls on Boreal Peatland Methane Emissions
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Boreal peatlands represent a globally important store of carbon, and disturbances such as wildfire can have a negative feedback to the climate. Understanding how carbon exchange and greenhouse gas...
William Quinton
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Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair in Cold Regions
Woodland Caribou Habitat Stewardship Plan
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To meet the considerable challenge of sustainable forest management, the Government intends to implement a weighted approach in which the bulk of the protection effort is focused on the key elements...